While all browsers support HTML in theory,
there are lots and lots and lots of quirky
little behaviors that have to be accounted
for on a browser by browser, version by
version basis.
And going back before IE6 is esp. bad for
achieving certain kinds of dynamic effects.
Whether this works for the individual would
depend greatly on how complex the forms are
and how much they care about equivalent
operation (esp. compliance with all aspects
of XForms).
It's definitely an oversimplification to
say that it's all good because it's just HTML.
John Boyer
-----Original Message-----
From: Omar Tazi [mailto:otazi@orbeon.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 11:52 AM
To: markj (Mark Jones)
Cc: w3c-forms@w3.org; www-forms@w3.org
Subject: Re: XForms Processors for IE5.x
Mark,
One way of avoiding differences between browsers is to use server-side
XForms servers. The only thing a browser receives from the Xforms server
is HTML, I believe all browsers support HTML ;)
Check out the Orbeon Presentation Server. It is mature (more than 3
years) and Open Source (LGPL):
http://www.orbeon.com/software/http://www.orbeon.com/software/presentation-serverhttp://sourceforge.net/projects/orbeon/
Best regards,
-Omar
650-938-3120
markj (Mark Jones) wrote:
> Can anyone offer some insight as to how I can create an XForms processor that supports IE5.x
>
> Thanks
> Mark
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